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Great video as always. I was there a good few years ago but it looks so overgrown now. It would be good if the ivy was taken away to preserve it. Thanks for this x
Excellent video as always. I don’t think any reasonable person would dispute that slavery added an enormous amount of wealth to individual Scots and their families. Some of them were previously wealthy, others just saw the opportunity. The question of how much of that wealth was actually reinvested into the Scottish economy remains unclear. Obviously after 300 years many, many Scots are living in extreme poverty.
There's a lot of reports proving that colleges, hospitals, libraries etc were funded by these proceeds in the day. I think where we have an issue is that when the remains of that money 'passed down', the attitude of entitlement ensured it did no more good. I doubt today's wealthy will do many altruistic deeds with their dosh.....
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory no disagreement with your comment about the chief beneficiaries spending a fair amount of bawbees on infrastructure probably named after themselves. It continues today. I was thinking more of proposed reparations for the people and countries that were exploited. I agree with you that, with some notable exceptions, those families that benefitted most will not part with the dosh.
Enjoyed your narration and ramble. Thank you. "Mulatto" / " Marroncito" ("coffee and milk") are offensive when used to describe people as individuals; as is "Mestizo" ("mixed"... race people ...Native American and Europeans) in Mexico -- well over 70% of the population. NOTE: Native American people and tribes throughout the Americans; have a range of skin color, nose and eye shapes [epicanthic (eyelid) fold] even without the mixture of African or European genes. It is believed that there were at least six migrations of people over the Asia/ Americas land bridge (Beringia) or via boats along the coast of Siberia, Alaska, Canada and down the western coasts of North, Central and South America
I'll have to ensure I don't ramble again.... Thanks for the extra information. I did explain mulatto, that is the slight that Hugh Miller referred to the other boy with. It is recorded in Hugh's memoirs (still available at any decent bookshop). Thanks for watching!
It is thought to be named after the pilgrims of St Duthus. It may also be because of the rich dark soil. It could also be that it rarely snows there.....
If you enjoy Scottish history and stunning Scottish countryside, please like the video and drop me a comment !!
Subscribe to catch my next adventure.
Feel free to join me on Instagram and Facebook, both Exploring Scotland's History !!
Thanks for watching 🤗🤗
I also have a Ko-fi link if you want to support the channel.
Feel free to catch me on my downtime too at The Celtic She Shed
ua-cam.com/channels/38RJVjMV3-nZfYmJQLqKQA.html
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Thanks for watching.
Another really interesting video.
Thanks Claire!
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory No problem.
Great video as always. I was there a good few years ago but it looks so overgrown now. It would be good if the ivy was taken away to preserve it. Thanks for this x
I saw pics of it when it was maintained and it looked gorgeous. Going the same as most graveyards now unfortunately 😕
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory yes, I agree. It's such a shame.
Excellent video as always. I don’t think any reasonable person would dispute that slavery added an enormous amount of wealth to individual Scots and their families. Some of them were previously wealthy, others just saw the opportunity.
The question of how much of that wealth was actually reinvested into the Scottish economy remains unclear. Obviously after 300 years many, many Scots are living in extreme poverty.
There's a lot of reports proving that colleges, hospitals, libraries etc were funded by these proceeds in the day. I think where we have an issue is that when the remains of that money 'passed down', the attitude of entitlement ensured it did no more good. I doubt today's wealthy will do many altruistic deeds with their dosh.....
@@ExploringScotlandsHistory no disagreement with your comment about the chief beneficiaries spending a fair amount of bawbees on infrastructure probably named after themselves. It continues today. I was thinking more of proposed reparations for the people and countries that were exploited. I agree with you that, with some notable exceptions, those families that benefitted most will not part with the dosh.
Enjoyed your narration and ramble. Thank you.
"Mulatto" / " Marroncito" ("coffee and milk") are offensive when used to describe people as individuals; as is "Mestizo" ("mixed"... race
people ...Native American and Europeans) in Mexico -- well over 70% of the population.
NOTE:
Native American people and tribes throughout the Americans; have a range of skin color, nose and eye shapes [epicanthic (eyelid) fold]
even without the mixture of African or European genes. It is believed that there were at least six migrations of people over the Asia/
Americas land bridge (Beringia) or via boats along the coast of Siberia, Alaska, Canada and down the western coasts of North, Central
and South America
I'll have to ensure I don't ramble again.... Thanks for the extra information. I did explain mulatto, that is the slight that Hugh Miller referred to the other boy with. It is recorded in Hugh's memoirs (still available at any decent bookshop). Thanks for watching!
How did the "Black Isle" get its name? ..Tich.
It is thought to be named after the pilgrims of St Duthus. It may also be because of the rich dark soil. It could also be that it rarely snows there.....